We knew they had Vipers ultimate. They like to use this [mid-map], Onur said, adding he knew that Fnatic loved to filter through ropes on Split in this situation. We thought that A was going to be weak by that logic. We tried to figure out what a reasonable tactic would be like for that round, but this didn’t happen. After the timeout, KRU Esports rushed A, but Fnatic handled them with ease. The win over Russia did not end up worth a lot, as Nicolas Klaus Ferrari and company closed down the map and series shortly after the win, 13-8. Fnatic weren’t worried everywhere on the map; they believed they could bounce back to win everything.
Fnatic reflect on all the VALORANT Champions.
We always focus on the next round. I have the perfect balance. For example, Split, even when we were losing 5-11, the mood was better than Icebox. We were just cheering and hyping each other even in those tough moments. The Fnatic and Cloud9 win their respective tournament in Potsdam, Germany. | Photo by Jonnia Schild: During the match, the VALORANT Champions took off. Riot Games provided them with a platform. After being so close in Iceland, Fnatic got into Champions with a chip on their shoulder. The European squad was joined by Cloud9, Vision Strikers and FULL SENSE. Some dubbed this group death. Jake Boaster Howlett said his group was given that name because everyone else had to go through them. He had it right. The team, made up of Czech, Croatian, German and Finnish players beat Optics and Vision Strikers, using trash chat from Kim stax Gu-taek to force themselves to escape the group stage. While Onur said that Fnatic may have underestimated KRU Esports by following scouting their matches against North America and South Koreans, Magnum believes they lost due to their own mistakes. We didn’t underestimate him. They have good maps, and we have good maps, Magnum said. If there were rematches, we could turn off 3 on the three maps. I’d have to regret that that didn’t go through. They’re good, but I think they’re better than us, despite the fact they beat us.
Fnatic are in awe of 2022.
This really seemed to be a battle of titans to me, said David Twiggy of the EMEA VCT caster. KRU definitely understood Fnatics map pool from time to time. Weve only seen Fnatic take the victory of Icebox and Fracture this event (one of those only featured in this series) but, more than anything, KRU mentality and consistency left nothing to do from clutching the overtimes on Haven to dust themselves off after Icebox. They barely made any mistake. Magnum and other Fnatic players said they enjoyed their time in Germany, apart from the low quality practice software. Boaster fetched more wild antics with an answer of 10:11 am. The team hopes to return to the grind for the next years VALORANT Champions Tour. Despite the fact they were unable to make a tournament that big, he said, the fans apologized to me for not showing up in the quarterfinal. I think 2022 will be bigger for us. The next series of matches will start at 12 o’clock. EST on Dec. 11th. The team will take over Acend before KRU Esports faces Gambit Esports.
